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February 17, 2022 Thursday Edition

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance those of whom they suppress. —Fredrick Douglass (1849)

BLACK HISTORY MONTH HONORING LOCAL HEROES

Black History — Critical and Factual, Not Theory

Diocese of San Bernardino Recognizes Lifetime Accomplishments Of Three Outstanding Women Of Color Black History News

By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip Focus on the history-making contributions of Blacks in America began when Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History successfully lobbied for the creation of Negro History Week in 1926. They chose a week in February that could embrace the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Civil Rights activities on colleges campuses in the 1960s agitated for expanding the week to the entire month of February. President Gerald Ford formalized Black History Month in 1976, and every President since has followed suit.

Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led states (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho) have imposed bans or restrictions on teaching about racial issues, and similar legislation is currently pending in another 23 states.

These states claim to be protecting primary and secondary school students from being taught critical race theory or “things that make white children uncomfortable.”

Theory is part of the higher education experience; not the K-12 curriculum. While no one will deny the significant accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriett Tubman to our nation’s history; telling their stories has nothing to do with “critical race theory.” Their contributions and those of many others, are some critical race facts that are missing

U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (D) represents the 6th District of South Carolina and is the House Majority Whip. from most of our textbooks and many of our discussions.

For example, I often tell the story of Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer. Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent light bulb is found in all our history books, and we are all comfortable with his story. What is not found in all our history books is the critical fact that he could not keep his bulb from overheating and burning out. It was not until Edison collaborated with Lewis Latimer, the son of escaped slaves, that he got his bulb to work.

Latimer had invented a longlasting, carbon filament. The fact that it was Latimer’s invention that made the light bulb functional, seems to be uncomfortable for some to read in our history books.

There are many other similar facts. Thomas Savery, a white man, is known as the inventor of the steam engine; one of the most important inventions during the Industrial Revolution.

However, the steam engine was very inefficient because it had to be constantly shut down for lubrication, a very dangerous and time-consuming task. A critical and not very well-known fact is that Elijah McCoy, also the

son of escaped slaves, invented an automatic oil cup, which allowed engines to be lubricated mechanically while continuing to run. His invention saved the limbs of many “oilers” and created a more efficient and cost-effective means of keeping steam trains running. It is reported in many places that Elijah McCoy’s genius as an inventor is what gave rise to the very well used question that everybody seems comfortable using; “Is that a real McCoy?” John Haldane, a Scottish inventor is often credited with having invented the gas mask during World War I, which began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The fact is Garrett Morgan, a Black man, invented the earliest gas mask after the 1911 New York Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire that killed 146 garment workers. Morgan patented his “breathing hood” in 1914, and he and his brother used the gas mask invention in 1916 to successfully rescue workers trapped by an explosion in sewer tunnels in Morgan’s hometown of Cleveland.

However, due to their race, white men were credited with the rescue.

Morgan also met resistance when trying to sell the gas masks.

He hired a white actor to pose as the inventor, while he disguised himself by wearing the hood during presentations. Despite these challenges, Morgan went on to invent the three-position traffic light and sold the patent to General Electric for $40,000.

What all these inventors have in common is that these critical facts about Black Americans have been overlooked and forgotten by history. In fact, when the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index was released in 2012, of the 1,000 young people between 16 and 25 were asked who was the greatest inventor of all time, 52 percent said Thomas Edison. There were no Black inventors on the list, which illustrates how we are failing our students by perpetrating false equivalences like critical race theory verses critical race facts.

This Black History Month, we must raise our voices and fight against the false, politically motivated, narrative about schools teaching critical race theory. Our history is what it is and no amount of whitewashing or book banning will change it.

But with enlightened leadership, we can learn its lessons.

Dr. Woodson wrote of his Negro History Week creation that, “If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.”

There are so many African Americans in all walks of life who have been trailblazers. If we don’t tell their stories and teach future generations of their contributions, our history is erased. And that is a critical fact.

As Mandates End, State, Counties Unmask With Caution Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated Californians expires.

As COVID-19 cases decline, public health officials say the state is easing restrictions in an effort to return the state to pre-pandemic normalcy.

“Omicron has loosened its hold on California, vaccines for children under 5 are around the corner, and access to COVID-19 treatments is improving,” said Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). “With things

these women were instrumental in establishing a ministry for Catholics of African descent in the Diocese of San Bernardino.

The Most Reverend Alberto Rojas, Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino will present them with the awards at the 37th annual Black History Month Celebration Mass on Sunday, February 27,

SAN BERNARDINO, CAThe Diocese of San Bernardino Catholics of African Descent will recognize the lifetime accomplishments of three outstanding African American women: Thelma Bledsoe, Lois J. Carson, (posthumously) and Wilma Cochrane. Each of

2022, at 10:15 am, at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, 2525 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino 92405. All are welcome to attend.

The Catholics of African Descent ministry uplifts the gifts and contributions of African American and African cultures to the universal church.

MISSION STATEMENT moving in the right direction, we are making responsible modifications to COVID-19 prevention measures, while also continuing to develop a longerterm action plan for the state.”

According to the CDPH, COVID cases are down 65% after a sudden spike late last year due to the Omicron variant.

Vaccination rates are also increasing, both at the state and national levels. As of Feb. 11, 64.3% of the US population and 73.3% of California’s eligible population have been fully vaccinated, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and

California state health officials. “ Unva c ci n at e d p e o ple will still need to wear masks i ndoor s,” t weeted Gov. Gavin Newsom last week.

Howeve r, not all California’s counties will be following Newsom's lead.

During a press conference on Feb. 9, Santa Clara County Health Officer and Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody announced that the county will not be lifting mandates until officials there determine case rates, vaccinations, and hospitalizations are low enough to reopen. continued on page 7

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COMMENTARY: 2022 Will Be a Great Year for Blacks and People of Color in America

By Roger Caldwell, NNPA Newswire Contributor

2022 will be a transformational year for Blacks and people of color, and we will create a new order with the national protection of voting rights, and labor reforms.

With the election of President Biden and Vice President Harris, they have quickly delivered for the American people, while helping our country recover from a pandemic, and an economic crisis. It is very easy for the Republicans to talk about what the Biden team has done wrong, but with the passing of the American Rescue Plan, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, their first year in office has been extremely successful.

These two pieces of legislation will rebuild the economy and put money in the pockets of hardworking American families.

Many businesses received stipends from the government, and many Americans were able to keep their businesses in the black and afloat. The American Rescue Plan was passed in March 2021, and it provided stimulus aid for families, state, local areas, and Tribal nations.

Many have forgotten the $1,400 stimulus check every family got for each family member and the expanded tax credit for each child. President Biden and the Democrats delivered big for America, but everyone

has appeared to have forgotten, especially the Republicans.

The economy under President Biden is doing extremely well, and the Democrats must blow their horn loud and clear. “Today, America is the only leading economy in the world where household incomes and the economy as a whole are stronger than they were before the pandemic, even accounting for price increases,” says President Biden.

When Americans look at the president’s cabinet there is a diversity of people of color, which is an accurate representation of the country. This is the first reason that in 2022 Blacks and people of color will operate and grow successfully: because the economic track record is the strongest in 50 years.

When leadership ref lects people of color, America is in a better place for opportunity and progressive ideas for Black people.

Whether you’re looking forward to them, or dreading them, the midterm elections will take place in November 2022. There will be more Blacks and people of color running for office than ever before in the history of America,

and there will be more millions in circulation, than ever before.

In Florida, Val Deming’s campaign will raise over $60 million dollars and other races of color will raise between 10 to 50 million dollars. The opportunity for Black public relations companies, campaign jobs, the Black Media, will be tremendous, with an opportunity to make millions of dollars.

In entertainment Black companies will be given more opportunities to grow their companies and make millions of dollars in 2022. Black professional sports figures, which are making millions of dollars already, will start investing their money with other Black sports and entertainment millionaires and build major corporations, which will operate nationally and internationally.

As Blacks in America build major corporations, they will start to invest their money in Africa –The motherland. 2022 will be an exceptional year for Blacks and Africans on many different levels, and the opportunities will expand and grow exponentially.

Buying Black in 2022 will become a grassroots campaign for Blacks in America, and the fight for social, racial, and economic equity will bring Black organization and communities together. Young Black college students will take leaderships roles in political campaigns and will create change.

2022 will be a transformational continued on page 4

WITH AGE COMES WISDOM “Just the ultimate feeling of being protected. It gave me the confidence that I would not get the virus, and now with the booster as well. I’m happy it was available in my neighborhood, and I like that it is being administered by professionals.”

— Dennis Parker, 78

COVID-19 vaccines have been tested and proven safe and effective for millions of people. An additional booster dose is recommended to help keep immunity strong and increase protection against COVID-19.

Booster doses are free and available regardless of immigration or insurance status. Free transportation and in-home appointments are also available.

Visit VaccinateALL58.com or MyTurn.ca.gov or call 833-422-4255 today to learn more.

Happy Black History Month!

Community /Education News

Febr uary is a time to honor Black history in the American experience, lift up the accomplishments of Black Americans, and recommit to addressing the inequities and systemic injustices endured by Black communities.

As we celebrate Black History Month, let us take time to learn about Black leaders, humanitarians, scientists, authors, innovators, and pioneers - and how they have shaped our state for centuries.

At the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, we join in celebrating Black achievement and recommit to working for fairness, dignity and equity by responsibly ensuring that the policies, programs and resources we administer support and enhance the quality of life for Black Americans.

BCSH leads with equity in everything we and our departments do, and we stand against all forms of discrimination. Among our primary missions is to guard the civil rights of all Californians from acts of hate violence and unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. And one of our Four BCSH Pillars that unite and connect all of our departments is Opportunity - increasing access to services for vulnerable populations.

As you will see below, the announcements and updates we have to share with you this month all have equity and opportunity at their cores.

We continue to work with our federal, state and local partners

to make the best possible use of the unprecedented funding in last year's budget to create more affordable housing and end homelessness. With the California Blueprint budget announced by the Governor last month, we will be able to continue building momentum!

Funding For Shovel-Ready Projects Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced more than $923 million in awards in Tier 1 of California Housing Accelerator funding to provide bridge financing to shovel-ready multifamily housing developments that were "stuck" because of a shortage of federal tax credits and bonds.

A total of 27 projects statewide have been approved thus far.

Nearly all of them are expected to break ground this summer, providing new affordable homes quickly for people who need these new units the most - people experiencing homelessness and households with incomes below 30 percent of the Area Median Income.

The $1.75 billion California Housing Accelerator is part of the Governor's California Comeback Plan he announced last year, which provided more than $10 billion in investments for more affordable housing.

Tier 2 awards will be announced in the next few weeks.

Accessory Dwelling Units Casitas

Last week the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) launched the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Grant Program to provide homeowners with up to $25,000 to reimburse pre-development costs associated with the construction of an ADU. An ADU is sometimes known as a granny flat, in-law unit, backyard cottage, casita, or secondary unit, and is an affordable and effective option to increase housing options.

This program is designed for homeowners that meet income qualifications and live in disadvantaged communities.

For more information, visit: https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/adu/ index.htm.

California Mortgage Assistance Program CalHFA's $1 billion California Mortgage Assistance Program is off to a good start. So far, the program has paid out more than $3.7 million to assist 105 households that are behind on their mortgage payments because of COVID-19. The average amount of assistance per households is $35,646, and most households (62.86 percent) are below 50 percent of Area Median Income (AMI). Click on the link below to see the program dashboard.

Please continue to help us get the word out about this valuable program for homeowners who have been financially impacted by the pandemic. People who wish to apply should visit the California Mortgage Relief Program website.

STEM Education Leader Calvin Mackie Asks America’s Math Teachers To Restore Hope To Their Students Community/ Education News Speak ing at Teacher’s Convention, Dr. Mackie Makes Inspirational Appeal NEW ORLEANS – In a stirring speech to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Dr. Calvin Mackie called on the nation, and particularly its educators, to bring hope back into the lives of children, families and communities.

“We have to bring back hope,” Dr. Mackie said, acknowledging the pain and suffering caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He asserted that students in classrooms across the country, and especially in under-resourced communities, must see their teachers expressing hope so they can feel it and use it as a motivating force.

“This whole place, this whole world called America is based on (those) four letters. And those letters spell out the word hope,” Dr. Mackie said. “Hope is the only thing that got us where we are today, and hope is the only thing that's going to take us to where we need to go. This thing called hope is real. Hope is the thing that caused (Rosa Parks) to sit down and caused an entire nation and stand up.”

In our world today, said Dr. Mackie, no one wants to take responsibility for their actions and they place blame on everyone else, except themselves. “And every problem in this society shows up at the schoolhouse door and people expect you (teachers) to deal with it,” he said. “I'm not one of those people. God bless you. And I want you to know that I'm an educator. And

Dr. Calvin Mackie

(teaching) is hard. This pandemic is hard, just existing in it.”

In 2013, Dr. Mackie launched STEM NOLA to increase science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) awareness among parents and the community, while providing a variety of programs that allow students in grades K 12 to have fun as they learn about STEM. It began when Dr. Mackie taught STEM skills to his children from his garage on Saturday mornings, and neighborhood kids poured in to join them.

Dr. Mackie told the teachers how his neighborhood-based STEM programs were started. “My son came home from school in the third grade, and said, ‘Daddy, I don't like science anymore.’

I said, ‘boy, what you talking about? When your mother was playing that classical music and reading to her belly (before he was born). I used to whisper Newton's laws of motion to you.’ That's the truth. That's the sad part about it.

“He said, ‘Daddy, my teacher just talked to the board. So, I don't, I don't like science anymore. I said, ‘Oh no we have to change that,’ Dr.

Mackie said, adding that he began buying kits from Amazon and started doing science experiments with his sons in the garage on weekends. Soon, there were more than 20 neighborhood kids coming to garage each weekend to do STEM projects and STEM NOLA was born, a non-profit that engaged churches, schools and community centers to bring STEM education into low-income, under-resourced communities.

Dr. Mackie. who holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Morehouse College, as well as a Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, is a former tenured engineering professor at Tulane University. Last year, Dr. Mackie launched STEM Global Action, a campaign and network of affiliates that pursues STEM education for children, parents and communities. Over the years, his initiatives have impacted more than 100,000 students, 20,000 families and 5,000 schools across the U.S., and in five countries.

Dr. Mackie told the teachers that it is critical that they get to know their students and the communities they come from, especially when teaching children from urban neighborhoods. “I talk to teachers all the time,” he said. “I tell teachers you can't teach what you do not know. I'm not talking about whether or not, you know, your math…I'm talking about whether or not, you know, this kid sitting in front, you. Do you know what make him tick? Do you know what makes her upset? Do you continued on page 6

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If Roe v. Wade Ends, Women Of Color Would Face The Most Severe Impact

If Roe v. Wade Ends, Women Of Color Would Face The Most Severe Impact...continued

by Jenny Manrique

or having no income at all, and do identify as black, indigenous, and people of color. In 2021 we saw callers from 18 states.

Should Roe v. Wade fall in June, California will be a safe haven for those seeking abortion care.”

“If the Supreme Court does overturn Roe v. Wade, 5 million black people, 5.7 million Latinos, 1.1 million Asians, and nearly 340,000 native people of reproductive age are poised to lose access to abortion services in the country.”

Jodi Hicks, CEO and

More than 36 million women would lose access to safe abortion if the Supreme Court’s conservative majority guts or completely overturns the landmark Roe v Wade decision.

Experts convened by Ethnic Media Services discussed the repercussions of a decision that the highest court will rule on in the coming months, which would end the freedom that pregnant women have until now to choose an abortion without excessive government restrictions.

Women of color, who will be the majority in the United States by 2060, are the most vulnerable, the activists for reproductive rights argued. In 2021, more than 106 abortion restrictions were approved in 26 states, while Texas already applies a ban to abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is around six weeks. Around 85% of abortions occur after this stage of gestation.

Lisa Matsubara, general counsel for Planned Parenthood Aff iliates of Califor nia: “In the four years of the Trump administration, the Senate led by Mitch McConnell confirmed 231 federal judges overwhelmingly white and male. Many of them also hold extremist and

hostile views on abortion and access to reproductive health.”

“In Texas, SB8 is now in effect and it has effectively banned abortion. What makes this law unique is that any persone in the whole country is invited to bring a lawsuit in Texas state court against anyone who provides an abortion in violation of the ban. The person who sues is entitled to a $10,000 bounty.”

“If the US Supreme Court overturns or severely guts Roe v. Wade, it is estimated that more than 1 million people will find their nearest abortion provider in California, which is nearly a 3,000% increase from today.”

Jessica Pinkney, Executive Director of Access Reproduct ive Ju st ice: “There are over 80 abortion funds across the country, as well as some in other countries. We operate a helpline from Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, where folks can call and we help with procedural support (money to pay for their procedures), and practical support (transportation, lodging, child care, food)”.

“The majority of callers are in their 20s, report being low income continued in next 2 columns

President for Planned Parenthood Aff iliates of Califor nia: “You measure a culture of people by how they treat women or how they treat marginalized communities. We’re already seeing things like a state trying to collect a database of pregnant women, so they can use it to criminalize or harm. I worry that for an entire generation, our entire values ​​and culture are going to be much different; that I’m leaving something to my daughter much different than what I grew up with.”​

County of Riverside to offer $2,500 microbusiness grants State/Government/Business News A total of $2.8 million will distributed to 1,120 microbusinesses in Riverside County as part of a new grant offered by the Riverside County Office of Economic Development. The Riverside County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will provide $2,500 grants to businesses and entrepreneurs with four employees or fewer and made less than $50,000 in revenue.

Applications for the Riverside County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program are now being accepted at rivcobizhelp. org. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for qualifying microbusinesses.

Applicants will be notified within 14 business days from point of application submittal as to approval status. Awardees will

receive funding once the County of Riverside receives funding from the California Office of the Small Business Advocate which is expected in April 2022.

Businesses must meet the following: Be located within Riverside County Fewer than five employees In operation since Dec. 31, 2019 Business must be the source of primary income in 2019 Less than $50,000 in revenues in 2019 Haven’t previously received a small business relief grant from the State of California continued in next 2 columns

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Thinking about ignoring a CID? Think again.

By: Lesley Fair | Feb 14, 2022 Protecting consumers from illegal robocalls is a battle the FTC is waging on all fronts. Two recent actions to enforce Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) issued to VoIP service providers demonstrate that commitment.

But the message of those cases extends beyond the robocall arena.

Voice over Internet Protocol – VoIP – service providers facilitate the transmission of phone calls over the Internet. As the FTC has learned from other investigations, billions of calls that pass through VoIP service providers each year are illegal telemarketing calls and robocalls, many of which originate from outside the United States, but target American consumers.

In the course of investigating violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and other provisions, the FTC frequently issues CIDs to VoIP service providers that carry potentially illegal calls.

Our goal is to collect information necessary to enforce the law, including what they’re doing to comply with the TSR and the identity of the telemarketer placing the potentially illegal calls.

The FTC issued a CID to Los Angeles-based VoIP service provider XCast Labs, but received only a fraction of responsive information. When efforts to work cooperatively with XCast were unsuccessful, the FTC went to court to enforce the CID. A federal judge has ordered the company to comply.

In a separate action, the FTC sent a CID to Deltracon, a VoIP service provider based in Irvine,

California. Deltracon and its principles failed to respond, so the FTC asked a federal court to compel compliance, urging that the company’s actions had “materially impeded the FTC’s investigation.”

The court granted the FTC’s petition and Deltracon finally turned over required information.

What can other companies take from the two recent actions?

The FTC means business when it sends a business (or anyone else) a CID. The agency makes law enforcement decisions based on facts, which is why CIDs are essential to the investigative process. It’s exceedingly unwise for a company to ignore a CID or to respond in an incomplete fashion. When necessary, the FTC will move quickly to use available tools to seek enforcement.

Underscore and italicize that message when it comes to illegal robocalls. The Telemarketing Sales Rule imposes broad liability on the companies behind illegal robocalls and the outfits that lend them a hand. Exhibit A: The FTC’s action against Alcazar Networks and its owner, charging them with facilitating illegal telemarketing calls by – among other things – knowingly providing VoIP services to a company from India that fraudulently displayed 911 as the caller ID and dialed calls impersonating the Social Security Administration. The settlement in that case permanently bans the defendants from many aspects of the telemarketing business.

County of Riverside to offer $2,500 microbusiness grants...continued “The health of our Riverside County businesses is extremely important as we continue to navigate our current economic challenges. These county dollars will go a long way to help some of our most impacted micro businesses who need that extra layer of support,” said Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Jeff Hewitt, Fifth District Supervisor. “I look forward to the success of the Riverside County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program.”

The funds are to help

microbusinesses respond to the negative impacts of the pandemic.

The grant can be used for payroll, employee retention, working capital, purchasing personal protective equipment, rent or mortgage and vendor invoices.

For more information on the Riverside County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program please visit rivcobizhelp.org, or contact us at mailto:bizinfo@ rivco.org or (951) 955-0493.

Funding for the microbusiness grant is from the California Office of the Small Business Advocate.

Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino Adds 175,000 Additional Meals Thanks to Bank of America COVID-19 Employee Booster Initiative State/Government/Business News

(Riverside, CA – February 15, 2022) – Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) today announced a $25,000 donation worth 175,000 meals from Bank of America to address food insecurity in the region. To help fight hunger across the Inland Empire, earlier this year Bank of America announced it would make a $100 donation to local hunger relief organizations for each employee in Riverside and San Bernardino who received a COVID-19 booster shot by the end of January.

“Bank of America has been a committed partner in fighting food insecurity throughout the years,” said Stephanie Otero, CEO at FARSB. “Now more

than ever, this $25,000 donation will be instrumental in our fight against hunger as the food bank continues to battle everincreasing costs caused by the pandemic and inflation.”

In 2021, the regional food bank distributed over 30.8 million pounds of food to those in need.

Across the board warehouse essentials and fuel prices are expected to rise this year, adding a greater pressure to respond to the increased demands from over 250 community partners.

“As the pandemic continues to impact the Inland Empire, food banks and hunger relief organizations are experiencing increased demand and higher costs to meet the needs of

individuals and families,” said Bansree Parikh, President, Bank of America Inland Empire. “Our commitment to help strengthen the communities we live in and serve is unwavering, which is why we are investing in the health, safety and wellbeing of our teammates while also providing funds to help local organizations s u p p or t ou r neig hb or s and fight food insecurity.”

Now more than ever, FARSB calls for consideration of donations and volunteering in the fight against hunger. For every $1, FARSB can provide up to 7 meals for those in need. For more information or to make a donation visit feedingamericaie.org.

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OP-ED: Broncos’ Sale to Robert F. Smith Could Help NFL Begin to Solve Race Problem

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr

When considering potential buyers of the Denver Broncos, one name continually rises above the rest: Robert F. Smith.

Even before Coach Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League claiming the league discriminated against Black coaches in their hiring practices, it was pretty clear that professional football has a race issue.

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida recently found that, in 2021, around 71 percent of the players in the NFL were people of color, while only a quarter were white. Yet of the league’s 32 teams, only three head coaches are people of color.

And only two team owners are non-white: Jacksonville Jaguars’ owner Shahid Kahn is a Pakistani-American and Kim Pegula, a Korean American, is a co-owner of the Buffalo Bills.

In a league whose players are overwhelmingly Black, there needs to be more representation in the front office of people who look like the athletes that take the gridiron each Sunday.

With the Denver Broncos expected to hit the market sometime this off-season, now is probably the best time in the 101-year history of the NFL for the league to have its first Black team owner and to

begin to change the plantation mentality that has plagued professional football for decades.

When considering potential buyers of the team, one name continually rises above the rest: Robert F. Smith.

Smith, the 59-year-old founder of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, whose net worth is estimated to be around $6.7 billion, may not have the star power that other potential buyers do (i.e., former Broncos quarterbacks Peyton Manning and John Elway or Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos). But what he does have is a long track record of success in the largely white world of investment.

He has an ability to see value where others do not, successfully investing in emerging enterprises and quickly making them profitable. Consider, for example, that Vista currently has $86 billion in assets under management.

And the Broncos could certainly use some of Smith’s magic given that the team hasn’t had a winning record since the 2015-16 season when they won the Super Bowl.

Putting aside Smith’s investing acumen and ability to grow emerging businesses, his up-fromthe-bootstraps story and expansive philanthropic work in the Black

community would go a long way to changing the make-up of a NFL ownership from its traditional purview of stodgy, old white men.

For one, Smith is a Denver nat ive whose cu r iosit y, intelligence and drive led him to a job with Bell Laboratories when he was just in high school.

From there, Smith went on to Cornell and Columbia universities and jobs with Goodyear, Kraft, and Goldman Sachs before founding Vista Equity in 2000.

What his resume shows is that Smith is not afraid of breaking down walls and inserting himself into traditional bastions of whiteness like the Ivy Leagues and private equity. If there is any Black man in America who could take on the lily-white structure of NFL ownership, it’s Robert Smith.

If the NFL is serious about changing not just its image, but its relationships with its players and fan base, then Smith would also be an ideal partner for the league.

He not only talks a big game about racial equity, but he backs it up by putting money where his mouth is.

In 2019, Smith spent $34 million of his own money to settle the loan debt for the nearly 400 students who graduated that spring from Morehouse College.

He also donated $20 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the largest by an individual donor to the museum at the time, and he helped found and donated $50 million to the Student Freedom Initiative, which aims to relieve the financial burdens on minority college students.

Through Vista, Smith has also spearheaded the Southern Communities Initiative, a consortium of companies working to address problems facing com munities of color in the South, where almost 60 percent of all Black Americans live. Through the SCI, Smith hopes to tackle pressing issues like substandard education and workforce development opportunities, housing and healthcare inequalities, the digital divide, limited access to capital, and physical infrastructure failures in these communities.

In an argument about integrating professional football, Black activist and journalist Halley Harding wrote in the Los Angeles Tribune in 1941 that “most persons, corporations or businesses almost always forget the people or incidents that made them big.”

Harding added: “This story is about a great American sport [football] that took all the aid the colored American could give and then as soon as it became ‘big league,’ promptly put a bar up against the very backbone of its existence.”

These words could just as aptly be applied to the NFL today as they did back in the 1940s. But now, as America once again reexamines its turbulent past when it comes to race, the NFL probably has its best chance in years to right a glaring gap in its leadership when it comes to the Broncos.

And if there is anyone who can fill that gap, it’s Robert Smith.

Marry Me

Maluma, Jennifer Lopez and Khalil

Marry Me

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Me

Nothing is drastically wrong with this rom/com. Nothing is drastically right. That’s the problem. This Valentine’s Day offering feels like a present that’s been regifted and passed along.

Jennifer Lopez took big chances in her last movie Hustlers. She played a streetwise stripper and that paid off, winning her accolades for that unlikely role and very gritty performance. In this synthetic tale, she’s an overhyped singer/dancer who mugs for the cameras, never misses out on a press relations event and lives her love life in public.

Sound familiar? With a script by John Rogers (Transformers), Tami Sagher (Inside Amy Schumer) and Harper Dill (The Mindy Project), based on a book by Bobby Crosby, the filmmakers have decided not to veer too far

off her path. It’s a simple and safe decision. A feeble choice for audiences hooked on romance and looking for something fresh.

Superstar Latina singer Kat Valdez (Lopez) has arranged an unimaginable publicity stunt. She plans to wed her equally popular boyfriend, Colombian vocalist heartthrob Bastian (Maluma) onstage at a concert in front of her throngs of fans. Cameras will stream the event to millions.

She’s been primped with hair and makeup. She’s donning a white wedding dress that would shame Princess Di’s. All is well until the internet blows up with these choice words: “Bastian caught cheating with [Kat’s] assistant.”

Clips of her man planting a kiss on that underling’s face are all over social media. It’s out there.

In a fit of desperation and

revenge, Kat spontaneously decides to put all those cameras to good use and show Bastian that she won’t be humiliated on her wedding day. She asks a member of the audience to marry her. Who does she pick?

Charlie (Owen Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums), a nondescript math teacher. Everyone’s shocked. It doesn’t add up.

Lopez is in her comfort zone.

She sings in English and Spanish.

Dances feverishly with a troop of hoofers. Smiles for the lens and is about as deep emotionally as any megastar trying to hog the spotlight. Unfortunately, because she doesn’t stretch as an artist, that lack of innovation may make her fans yawn, while others who admired her Hustlers’ work may now consider that just an anomaly. Lopez’s talent as an

Maluma and Jennifer Lopez in Marry

of the story, two disparate souls coming together. But the singer and teacher are about as comfortable as distant cousins. What if the script had tipped the storyline in the opposite direction? What if Kat was getting ready to marry Charlie who was a wealthy record mogul (a la Mariah Carey and Tommy Mottola), when a young, poor upan-coming singer named Bastian decided to pursue her? For Lopez and Maluma fans, that scenario would be far more appealing and romantic than what’s on view.

Director Kat Coiro neither adds or subtracts from the tone, pacing or performances. Plot pieces fit together OK. The supporting cast does their jobs: John Bradley (Moonfall) as Kat’s manager, Michelle Buteau as an assistant and Khalil Middleton as her photographer. Chloe Coleman (My Spy) as Charlie’s daughter

and Sarah Silverman as Charlie’s fellow teacher. And you can’t deny Lopez and Maluma are fun to watch. That said, it still feels like something is lacking.

Hardcore rom/com fans who hold Love Actually or Julia Roberts’ My Best Friend’s Wedding in high esteem, may may say themselves: “They don’t make romantic movies like the used to.” Other lovers of love may ignore the film’s paint-bynumbers formula and enjoy the Lopez/Maluma pairing for what it is: Two Latin music stars in their glory but not in a glorious film.

Trailer: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=wsWGDw58YdI. In theaters now and on Peacock.

Visit NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dwight Brown at DwightBrow n In k.com and BlackPressUSA.com.

Press releases and legals Submission Deadline MONDAYS by 5pm Visit our website: sb-american.com COMMENTARY: 2022 Will Be a Great Year for Blacks and People of Color in America...continued from page 2 year for Blacks and people of color, and we will create a new order with the national protection of voting rights, and labor reforms. Vice President Harris as the first woman and the first woman of color in that office, will create new political power,

and empower workers to take collective action in the workplace.

Finally, the Black Family will come together, because we are only as great as the Black family is together. So now pick up the phone, resolve family issues, and remember to Love…

Here’s How Wendy Williams Feels About Sherri Shepherd Taking Over Her Show Entertainment News

By BlackPressUSA Wendy Williams (Photo: Getty Images / Atlanta Daily World)

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic

Owen Wilson and Jennifer Lopez in

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entertainer is unquestionable.

Her “Superbowl LIV Halftime Show” put her in a category all her own. But don’t blame audiences if they want more than this.

The production crew’s work isn’t extraordinary. The ci nematog raphy (Flor ian Ballhaus, The Devil Wears Prada), production design (Jane Musky, Hustlers) and editing (Michael Berenbaum) are efficient. The ornate costumes (Caroline Ducan) and dazzling choreography (Tabitha Dumo) a bit better.

And the score’s songs and performances are the film’s most compelling attributes. The sweet pop song “Marry Me,” written and song by Maluma and Lopez, finds both singers in good voice and rare form. The very catchy and previously released reggaeton hit “Pa Ti,” also written by the very sexy pair, was popular last year and sets down a nice Latinx vibe.

Speaking of sexy pairs. Why does the movie focus on Kat and Charlie and not on Kat and Bastian? The latter coupling has real chemistry. An attraction that’s lacking between Lopez and Wilson. Yes, that’s the point continued in next 2 columns

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — “Wendy is grateful to everybody who has guest hosted,” the source, a show insider, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Though Shepherd, former cohost of The View, hasn’t officially signed the deal, the source said Wendy is happy with the choice.

Wendy Williams has given her stamp of approval on Sherri Shepherd taking over as a “permanent guest host” of Williams’ daytime talk show.

TMZ first reported that Shepherd was being considered as the standin while Williams, 57, continues on her health-related hiatus.

Now, a source has revealed that Williams is ok with the move.

“Wendy is grateful to everybody who has guest hosted,” the source, a show insider, told The Hollywood Reporter. Though Shepherd, former co-host of The View, hasn’t officially signed the deal, the source said Wendy is happy with the choice.

The former radio host has been on hiatus from her talk show since September 2021, when she left for health-related reasons. Rumors about a possible drug relapse, stroke, dementia, and more were sparked as Williams extended her hiatus.

According to the source, the rumors are not true, and Williams is battling health issues related to Graves disease –– an autoimmune illness she first announced she had in 2018. The disease causes overproduction of t h y r oi d h o r m o n e s .

“It’s conditions relating to her Graves and some other issues,” the source said. “It’s not been easy. It’s going to take some time and work.

Don’t expect her back this year.

She’s not ready to host a show now and that’s what matters.”

According to TMZ‘s report, Shepherd will be set to take the reins as producers monitor Williams’ health. If she’s not better by the season premiere in September, there were reports that a new name for the should could be considered.

“It’s not fair and not fair to her audience. They deserve 100 percent Wendy,” the source said.

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220001090 Date Filed 02/09/2022 Filing Expires On: 02/09/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LM MXSPORT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 6760 SUNRIDGE CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 Mailing Address: 6760 SUNRIDGE CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 Number of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: LAURO H. FRANCISCO Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 6760 SUNRIDGE CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 03, 2022 Lauro H. Francisco, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000713 Date Filed 02/01/2022 Filing Expires On: 02/01/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ARROYO VISTA APARTMENTS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1444 ORANGE AVENUE REDLANDS, CA 92373 Mailing Address: C/O L’ABRI MANAGEMENT, INC. 8141 E. 2ND STREET DOWNEY, CA 90241 Name of Individual Registrant: DOUGLAS B. CHAFFEE Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 315 MARION BLVD. FULLERTON, CA 92835 Name of Individual Registrant: PAULETTE A. MARSHALL Residence Street Address: 315 MARION BLVD. FULLERTON, CA 92835 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sep 04, 2009 Douglas B. Chaffee, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220001235 Date Filed 02/11/2022 Filing Expires On: 02/11/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): DG TAX & SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4467 HOLT BLVD. MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 Mailing Address: 4467 HOLT BLVD. MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 Name of Individual Registrant: JOY T. NGUYEN Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 4660 RAWHIDE STREET MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 15, 2022 Joy T. Nguyen, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000618 Date Filed 01/28/2022 Filing Expires On: 01/28/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NEW LIFE TALENT MANAGEMENT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:154-A W. FOOTHILL AVE. UNIT 149 UPLAND, CA 91786 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: THE WINNER INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 154-A W. FOOTHILL AVE. UNIT 149 UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Adetra Jones, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000519 Date Filed 01/27/2022 Filing Expires On: 01/27/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): GABRIELLE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 400 N. MOUNTAIN AVE. SUITE 123D UPLAND, CA 91786 Number of Employees: 4 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: HOSPICE CARE AT HOME, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C3594955 Residence Street Address: 400 N. MOUNTAIN AVE. SUITE 123D UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 07, 2013

Rowena M.Abarico, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000393 Date Filed 01/24/2022 Filing Expires On: 01/24/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TAQUERIA EL PEKAS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 16204 SPRUCE ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 Mailing Address: 16204 SPRUCE ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: EMILIA MOLINA Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 16204 SPRUCE ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sep 11, 2021 Emilia Molina, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000681 Date Filed 02/01/2022 Filing Expires On: 02/01/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SIMON TAX & SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4467 HOLT BLVD. MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 Mailing Address: 4660 RAWHIDE STREET MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 Number of Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: SIMON NGUYEN Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 4467 HOLT BLVD. MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 19, 2022 Simon Nguyen, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000587 Date Filed 01/28/2022 Filing Expires On: 01/28/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ROYALTEA BOBA County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 22421 BARTON RD. GRAND TERRACE, CA 92313 Mailing Address: 12410 QUAIL LANE GRAND TERRACE, CA 92313 Number of Employees: 2 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: MORRIS FAMILY ENTERPRISES LLC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202125310207 Residence Street Address: 12410 QUAIL LANE GRAND TERRACE, CA 92313 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 18, 2022 Johnny Morris, Owner/Manager, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000213 Date Filed 01/14/2022 Filing Expires On: 01/14/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): OPTIMUM RACE PREP AND MOTORCYCLE REPAIR County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9441 OPAL AVE. MENTONE, CA 92359 Mailing Address: Number of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: NOAH J. MAST Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 3655 ATLANTIC AVE. HIGHLAND, CA 92346 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 01, 2022 Noah J. Mast, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220000675 Date Filed 02/01/2022 Filing Expires On: 02/01/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): REALREACTIONTV County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14233 BISON CT. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 Number of Employees: 0 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: REALREACTIONTV LLC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202202810718 Residence Street Address: 11930 AMARGOSA ROAD SUITE 1 #1113 VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 23, 2022 Wilson C. Hannibal, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2131377 TO ALL INTERESTED Petitioner: MONICA JUDITH RAMIREZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MONICA JUDITH RAMIREZ to Proposed name: OCTOBER MONICA VALENCIAGA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/08/2022 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S17 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 655 W. 2nd St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, March 3 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2135140 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: DONTE MARQUIE CULLEN THOMAS and KELLY ANN THOMAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MIAH MARIE JOHNSON-THOMAS Proposed name: to: MIAH MARIE THOMAS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/17/2022 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 San Bernardino District-Civil Division A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Jan 06, 2022 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2022.

PETITION/PROBATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KELLY JANINE SCHUBERT CASE NO: PROSB 2200135 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: KELLY JANINE

SCHUBERT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: TIMOTHY SCHUBERT in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: TIMOTHY SCHUBERT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be

granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 2, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Central Justice Center IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: RENE S. ABRAHAM Dolen, Tucker, Tierney & Abraham 1710 Plum Lane, Suite A Redlands, CA 92374 (951)683-6014 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper February 10, 17, 24, 2022.

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California Ranks 23rd in America Based on Ratio of Heavy Drinking to Unemployment, Study Finds. *Study compares unemployment vs heavy drinking in each county in America. *Alaska has the highest rate of unemployed heavy drinkers in the U.S.; Utah has the lowest. *Within California, Imperial County has the highest rate of unemployed heavy drinkers in the state. *Santa Clara County has the lowest. *Infographic ranking each county in California from 1-58.

A nation-wide study by Rehabs. com, a leading provider of addiction treatment resources, has found that California ranks 23rd place in America based on the ratio of heavy drinking to unemployment, placing it amongst the highest in the country. Using data by County Health Rankings, the number of heavy drinkers were identified as well as those who were unemployed.

These figures were then weighted by the local working population size to calculate a ranking within the state.

Ranked in first place was Alaska, with 79,782 excessive drinkers and an employment rate of 6.1%. Those in the Beehive State came in last place, with 349,642 excessive drinkers and an umemployment rate of 2.6%.

More locally, Imperial County emerged in first place overall for the highest rate of unemployed drinkers in the Golden State, with 19,763 excessive drinkers, and a 18.3% unemployment rate.

Comparatively and more positively, Santa Clara placed last in the state.

The county’s 210,252 excessive drinkers compared against a 2.5% unemployment rate.

What is heavy/binge drinking?

Binge drinking is a serious – but also considered a preventable – public health issue across the country. It's estimated that 77% of the cost of excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S. is due to binge drinking, and most binge drinkers are not alcohol dependent.

That is, they typically don’t struggle with a complete inability to stop drinking, or crave alcohol to the point that they can’t focus on anything else. These costs, however, are a result of loss in workplace productivity, criminal justice costs and healthcare expenditures, among other expenses.

Defined as a drinking pattern that increases an individual’s blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 g/dl or above, this usually occurs when women have four or more drinks over approximately a two-hour period. For men, it’s typically five or more drinks in the same time period. These limits are lower for women because they tend to have smaller bodies and less water to dilute alcohol, so the concentration of alcohol in their blood will be higher than in a man who drinks the same amount.

Why can heavy drinking be a risk to health?

The risks of alcoholism have been widely discussed, and many are aware of the negative consequences that can ensue, such as increased risk of car accidents, serious falls and injuries and alcohol poisoning. However, fewer people know that long-term heavy drinking is also associated with:

High blood pressure Heart arrhythmias Increased risk of developing diabetes Higher cancer risks, including cancers of the breast, pancreas, liver, lung and gastrointestinal system Mental health problems Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders Memory and learning issues What is the social impact of heavy drinking?

The social impact of alcohol abuse is a separate issue from the health and financial costs involved.

This impact starts by negatively affecting home and family life first.

These issues can then extend into the community and possibly have a detrimental effect on society as a whole (much in the same way that excessive drinking creates costs to the US). Interpersonal and family relationships can be disturbed by heavy drinking patterns, potentially resulting in ongoing conflict. These trends can carry over into the workplace due to factors like poor performance, absenteeism or even accidents as a result of alcohol use. A combination of the above consequences of heavy drinking can also negatively impact the quality of life of both the drinker as well as their loved ones.

Treatment options available for alcohol use disorder Although alcohol use disorder is common in the United States, they are treatable. A wide variety of rehabs, addiction treatment programs, and aftercare services are offered to help people find a program that is best for them. If you have developed an alcohol addiction, understanding your options for treatment is important. Alcohol rehab centers can offer you the medical attention and support you need to pursue and maintain sobriety.

Proper treatment facilities provide patients with care from medical for the treatment of their alcohol use disorder (AUD). Many people benefit from inpatient treatment since they are separated from the triggers that lead to them drinking and can focus solely on their recovery. In addition to treatment for alcohol addiction, many facilities also specialize in rehabilitation from substance use disorders and cooccurring mental health conditions, and offer patients treatment in a private residential setting or outpatient treatment services.

“Heavy (or binge) drinking is an extremely common pattern of drinking among people with or without an addiction to alcohol says a Rehabs.com spokesperson. “This type of excessive drinking can be detrimental to a person’s health and overall quality of life, regardless of their age, gender or employment status.”

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LIFESTYLE/RELIGION/FINANCIAL/NATIONAL

“Water That Has Been Begged for Does Not Quench the Thirst!”

African Proverb - Soga, Ganda [Uganda]!”

Educators Support Administration’s Cautious Approach to Masking Mandate, Science-Based

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah Trust me, I'm going somewhere with this. Confining the history of an entire race of people to a twenty-eight-day period, not only does it diminishing the significance of our contributions, but it also allows the greater truth to be erased. The declaration of February as National Black History Month is but a tiny babystep in the right direction towards understanding and wholeness in our country, but twenty-eight days is not nearly enough to celebrate and remember Black History.

The celebration should continue all year round, as Black people’s achievements and successes are not limited to the twenty-eight days of February. But as the African Proverb translated says: Since you [we] do not have control over the help someone is rendering to you [us] it may [the help] not turn out exactly as you [we] expected. Ahh! Because they have decided, “We are granted a whole twentyeight days to remember Carter G. Woodson, Arthur A. Schomburg, Drusilla Dunjee Houston, Letitia Woods Brown, and John Hope Franklin; A whole twenty-eight days to remember Nate Turner, Colin Power, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Lorraine A. Williams, Lorenzo Greene, John Henrik Clarke, Bill Picket, John Taylor, Alice Coachman, and Mary McLeod Bethune; A whole twenty-eight days to remember Otis Boykin, George Washington Carver, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson,

John Lewis, and W.E.B. Du Bios.”

“We get a whole twentyeight days to remember Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Dorothy Height, Ida B. Wells, Alice Coachman, Ella Baker, and Sojourner Truth; A whole twentyeight days to remember Langston Hughes, Robert Hayden, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Marcus Garvey, Daniel Hale Williams, Crispus Attucks, Honorable Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, Thurgood Marshall, and Adam Clayton Powell; A whole twentyeight days to remember Ella Baker, Claudette Colvin, Gordon Parks, Bayard Rustin, Robert Sengstacke Abbott, Jesse Owens, Bessie Coleman, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, and Dr. Patricia Bath.”

“We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember the 30 times Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested between 1955 and 1965; A whole twenty-eight days to remember the year Muhammad Ali lost his championship title for simply standing up for something he believed in; We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember countless people of color who fought and died in the Civil War, laying down their lives for a country who wouldn’t think twice about theirs.”

“We get a whole twenty-eight days to remember 246 Years of Slavery [1619-1865]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 400 Years of Oppression [16192019]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 99 Years of Jim Crow Laws [1865-1964]; A whole twenty-eight days to remember 86 Years of Lynching [1882-1986]; A whole twentyeight days to remember 14 years of Fighting for Civil Rights

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1086

The Half-Life of Memory Derek Duncan

God will thank you they told us yea as if God Himself ordained those powdered flakes to drift onto our skin hair eyes to seep into our bones We mistook radioactive fallout For snow – excerpt from “History Project” in Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter, by Kathy Jetn̄ il-Kijin In her writing, the poet Kathy Jetn̄ il-Kijiner reflects on what it means to be Marshallese. Woven into the texture of daily life she discovers deep memories that have shaped her people. Beside the ancestral narratives that inform Marshallese identity, these deep memories include the profound impact that U.S. nuclear testing has had not just on the bodies but on the psyche of the Marshallese community.

Ma rch 1 is Nucle a r Remembrance Day in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

On that date in 1954, the United States exploded a nuclear bomb 1,000 times stronger than Little Boy—the bomb dropped on Hiroshima—on Bikini Atoll, a group of outer islands in what was then a U.S. Trust Territory.

Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated a total of 67 nuclear bombs around the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls. While Bikinians were relocated to other islands, the radioactive fallout from the Castle Bravo explosion spread widely throughout the Marshall Islands.

Over the years since, Marshallese have suffered miscarriages, birth defects, and cancer due to radiation poisoning from the tests. Bikinians still cannot safely return to their homeland, despite being told their relocation was temporary and for “the good of mankind.”

As part of the Compact of Free Association the U.S. signed with the Republic of the Marshall continued in next 2 columns

[1954-1968].” Why? Because “Water That Has Been Begged for Does Not Quench the Thirst.”

Are we aware of the extent to which we honor our predecessors?

Or are we just celebrating what and when we’re told to celebrate?

Is it that plausible to fit the entire span of hundreds of years into twenty-eight days? I quote Morgan Freeman, “Black history is American history.” The relegating of our history into one single month does nothing less than undermine the great things black people have done for this country.

It’s almost like a subconscious insult to the entire black race, built on the premise of the "affirmative action" concept. It’s like someone is saying, “Give them their month so they can shut up already.” We were inventors, doctors, activists, botanists, scientists, poets, authors, carpenters, dancers, actors, artists, dreamers, and believers. We were all of the things for which white people were and are remembered. Some of the most important milestones achieved in American history go without proper acclaim. Meritorious, hardearned accolades were stripped clean from the black man’s hands before he could touch them because at one point, he was only considered three-fifths of a person.

But don’t worry, there’s still a little hope: This is the one month out of twelve where everyone else gets to praise us. We have twentyeight days to show the world just how much we matter, so let’s act fast. Isn’t it great!” [Clip of an interview between Morgan Freeman and Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes a few years ago].

Celebrate and dance to the music “Black History” for there

is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history.

And there is no higher cause than honoring our struggle and ancestors by remembering.

For the progress of the Black community in spite of the terrors of Diaspora from our homelands on the continent of Africa, the brutality of slavery, the horrors of inequality, discrimination, and lynching during the Jim Crow era, the disgrace of legal racial segregation, and current struggles against racism and injustice is nothing short of phenomenal.

“Only be careful,” as Moses warns, “and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” [Joshua 4:9].

For our history as Africans and people of African descent in the Americas has been everything but comfortable, yet there is joy and hope to be shared and celebrated.

“Black History – Remember, Educate, Celebr ate!”

“Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of liberty. Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on till victory is won… May we forever stand, true to our God, true to our native land. [ The Black National Anthem…" Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson].

The Half-Life of Memory...continued Islands after its independence in 1979, a Nuclear Claims Tribunal was established that awarded the islanders significant compensation for medical relief and clean-up.

However, the United States has so far failed to apologize for the harm it caused.

Significant tragedies can create trauma that affects a whole community and can be passed down through generations.

Extreme stress, grief, and despair can not only be transmitted through the narratives that hold a people’s collective memory, but the science of epigenetics says it can also influence the development of individuals born into that community. An assault to our psyche can “seep into our bones” as surely as radiation can damage the body.

The prophet Ezekiel challenged the traditional moral logic that the “sin of the parents” would be passed “to the third and fourth generation” (Exodus 20:5).

“What do you mean by … ‘The fathers eat the sour grapes, But the children’s teeth are set on edge’?” he writes. “The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity” (Ezekiel 18:2, 20).

But if the guilt of personal sin is not passed generationally, can generational trauma be the consequence of sin? Was U.S. nuclear testing not a sin against God’s people and creation, which the Marshallese have suffered for

75 years? The traumatic effect of this sin will be perpetuated as long as the relationship of the Marshall Islands with the United States is primarily defined by the memory of this atrocity.

Many Marshallese believe an apology from the United States will help heal this communal trauma. Healing does not mean forgetting an injury or the pain it caused, but healing generational trauma requires reshaping the memories and rewriting the stories we tell about who we are and the relationships that define us. An apology for U.S. nuclear testing is essential to healing our nation’s relationship with the Marshallese.

The legacy of U.S. engagement in the Pacific reveals other communal traumas that persist in the memories and narratives of people we have colonized, militarized, and exploited c o m m e r c i a l ly. Cr e a t i ng healthy relationships with these communities requires acknowledging and confessing past sins we have committed against them. Through our global partnerships our churches must seek ways our nation can speak and enact apologies that are culturally meaningful and do justice to Pacific communities we have harmed.

Derek Duncan is the Area Executive for East Asia and the Pacific for Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ.

Lifestyle News

BURLINGAME — California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd, a kindergarten educator, released the following statement in response to Monday’s COVID-19 update: “CTA remains committed to the safety of students, educators and families in our local communities. We need to continue to follow the science and look at local transmission rates and hospitalizations in guiding COVID-19 decisions.

Some communities continue to be impacted more than others.

We support the administration’s decision to pause and gather more information to make a sciencebased decision on school masking that responds to this moment in the pandemic and helps the state transition with an eye on equity.

We will continue to assess state

and local conditions over the next two weeks, just as local school districts and communities assess their own needs. CTA supports local decisions that prioritize the safety of our communities. We know that masking, strong testing programs and having good school ventilation systems in place have been key to ensuring the stability of in-person teaching and learning.

We recognize that any changes will disrupt and destabilize school communities. Consistent testing programs provide transparency and can help build confidence as new guidance is introduced. We continue to encourage all students and adults who are eligible to get vaccinated and booster shots. As much as we all want this pandemic to be over, we are not out of the woods yet.”

The Art Of The Yard Sale Lifestyle News

You never know what you are going to find at a yard sale; after all, as the saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The maxim proved true for art collector Clifford Schorer, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

He was in a bookstore in Massachusetts. The store’s

owner asked him if he could find out the worth of a sketch that was purchased by a friend of his for $30 at a yard sale in 2019. As it turned out, it was a genuine work of art by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer and is likely to fetch its anonymous owner more than $10 million at auction.

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STEM Education Leader Calvin Mackie Asks America’s Math Teachers To Restore Hope To Their Students...continued from page 2 know what gets her going? Do you know what they dealing with?”

H recalled a conversation with administrators from LSU. “They said, ‘Calvin, we have a problem with Black males achieving, what should we do?’ I said, ‘You don't have a problem with Black males achieving. You got a problem with understanding what you are successful at. They said, ‘What are we successful at?’ I said, ‘Over there in the athletic department, you know how to keep those boys eligible (to play varsity sports).

Do for the boys who are not playing sports, what you doing

for the boys playing sports.”

Further, Dr. Mackie noted that children across the country play football, basketball and soccer in youth leagues every Saturday morning. “My vision is to have a million kids doing STEM in every city - rural and urban communities - across this country so that we don't have to go to other countries and Bill Gates doesn’t have to go to Congress and fight for visas to bring foreign nationals over here to do the work that our children are not capable of because we have not properly supported them.”

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WORLD/LOCAL/HEALTH NEWS

FDA Approves New Antibody Drug to Fight Omicron Variant World /Health News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the nod for a new monoclonal antibody treatment that works against the Omicron variant.

The emergency use authorization for bebtelovimab is for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients at least 12 years of age who are at high risk for severe disease. Eli Lilly and Co. produce the treatment. On Thursday, Lilly announced that the United States would purchase 600,000 doses of the drug in a $720 million deal.

An effective treatment against Omicron The emergency use authorization comes as good news for people at high risk for severe COVID. The mutations of Omicron had rendered ineffective some of the previously available monoclonal antibody treatments, leaving doctors with fewer treatment options.

“Today’s action makes available another monoclonal antibody that shows activity against Omicron, at a time when we are seeking to further increase supply,” Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a statement. “This authorization is an important step in meeting the need for more tools to treat patients as new variants of the virus continue to emerge.”

Health experts are cautiously optimistic about the pandemic’s trajectory due to access to more treatments, like monoclonal

antibodies, than ever.

How does bebtelovimab work?

Bebtelovimab works by binding to the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, similar to other monoclonal antibodies that have been authorized for the treatment of high-risk patients, the FDA said.

The agency based its decision on a series of clinical trials involving more than 700 COVID patients.

The rates of hospitalization and death seen in those who received bebtelovimab alone or with other monoclonal antibodies were generally lower than those of a group that received a placebo, the FDA said.

“Lilly has worked hard to fight this pandemic. Early in 2021, prior to the identification of the Omicron variant, Lilly scientists were already working to develop bebtelovimab as a broadly neutralizing antibody that could be used to fight a highly mutated variant, should one emerge,” Dr. Daniel Skovronsky, Lilly’s chief scientific and medical officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories, said in a company statement.

“With the emergence of variants such as Omicron, treatment options remain limited. Lilly is pleased to provide another treatment option to help address the ongoing needs of patients and health care providers who continue to battle this pandemic,” Skovronsky says.

Possible side effects of bebtelovimab include itching, rash, infusion-related reactions, nausea and vomiting.

Why Big Tech wants you to think there's a patent crisis

By Chris Israel Big Tech has long felt free to help itself to the good ideas of smaller companies. It's bad enough that these giants fiercely contest the efforts of inventors to receive fair compensation -a courtroom mismatch between startup firms with a good idea but little money on one side, versus behemoths valued into the trillion-plus dollars on the other.

Now, Big Tech is taking the process one step further by claiming to be the real victim here.

For years, Big Tech has been promoting the myth of "patent trolls." This army of creatures supposedly files bogus lawsuits by the truckload to grab cash settlements from tech giants.

Now, the latter have added the new wrinkle of claiming that the United States is facing a crisis of "bad patents" -- in other words, that the U.S. has been issuing patents that are too vague, too conventional, or so poorly written that it's impossible to know what invention or technology the patent encompasses.

When tech giants get called out

for stealing intellectual property, they've made the same argument: they can't have committed theft because the smaller firms' patents were invalid in the first place.

"The claims of the Patentin-Suit are invalid and unenforceable," pronounced Google in a recent lawsuit with smaller firm VideoShare over video-streaming technology.

Google huffed that VideoShare's patent was too abstract and "lacked novelty." Fortunately, the jury saw through the ruse, and the court ordered Google to pay $26 million for its infringement Now comes the High Tech Inventors Alliance -- an advocacy group formed by Google, Amazon, Cisco and the like -- to allege that over a quarter of patents granted in the United States are invalid.

If true, that would be shocking.

In fact, this claim is every bit as bogus and self-serving as the proposition that Big Tech is beset by patent trolls. The figure derives from a single, decade-old study that continued in next 2 columns

Why Big Tech wants you to think there's a patent crisis... continued examined just 980 patents issued from 2000 to 2010. To put that in perspective, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted about 2 million patents in that period.

The truth is that poor quality applications rarely get through the system. And 25% of U.S. patents are not "bad." The United States is judicious in issuing patents. The USPTO grants patents in fewer than 35% of applications processed, one of the smallest percentages worldwide.

In addition, the number of patent lawsuits in the United States has remained steady for decades. If a "patent crisis" did exist, there would be far more than two disputes per 1,000 patents issued -- a rate that has not budged for nearly a century.

Our largest competitors don't think the U.S. is awash with "bad" patents. China is responsible for between $200-$600 billion in theft of American IP every year.

If Big Tech succeeds in its efforts to weaken intellectual property protection, the consequences will be dire, encouraging foreign theft and jeopardizing America's global economic standing.

Our policymakers shouldn't fall for Big Tech's "patent crisis" hoax. There's too much at stake.

Chris Israel is the executive director of the U.S. Alliance of Startups and Inventors for Jobs and a former U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. This piece originally appeared in the International Business Times.

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Jenesse Center, Inc. is a Los Angeles based domestic violence prevention and intervention organization, created by five Black women who were domestic violence survivors. Celebrating 40 years of providing life-saving, culturally appropriate services to the Los Angeles community, Jenesse's mission is to provide victims of domestic violence with a comprehensive, centralized base of support that is culturally responsive and appropriate as well as holistic, and ensures transition from immediate crisis to stability and self-sufficiency.

Jenesse seeks to prevent and end the cycle of domestic violence through education, public awareness and outreach initiatives, public policy and advocacy strategies, and innovative collaborations with key partners.

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San Bernardino County doesn’t have mask rules for adults or children, but the State applies its mask requirements to everyone in California.

Those State rules are about to ease now that the Omicron case and hospitalization numbers boosted by the Omicron surge have dropped dramatically.

Starting on Wednesday, the State will no longer require vaccinated people to wear masks indoors in public places. Masking indoors will only be “strongly recommended” by the State for those who are vaccinated.

The State will continue to require unvaccinated people to wear masks indoors. The State will continue to not actively enforce its mask rules, nor does the County have an enforcement mechanism for State mask rules.

Also, the State on Feb. 28 plans to make an announcement on the future of its school mask mandate. San Bernardino County does not have local school mask rules, nor does it have a role in enforcing the State’s school mask requirements. State Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón emphasized during a CDPH call on Monday, February 14 that it is the role of school districts to enforce the State mask mandate.

Information on the State’s COVID-19 rules and guidelines can be found at covid19.ca.gov.

S. Mark Taper Foundation Grants $50,000 to Jenesse Center Funds will be allocated to support life-saving services for domestic violence victims World /Health News Los Angeles, CA - February 15, 2022 -- The S. Mark Taper Foundation issued a $50,000 grant to Jenesse Center to be utilized as unrestricted funds. This is the second grant awarded to Jenesse Center by the Foundation.

Karen Earl, Jenesse CEO said, "We are grateful to the S. Mark Taper Foundation for issuing this significant grant of unrestricted funds to our organization. With the increased need for women and families in the pandemic, we are finding "safer at home" is not safe at all for women faced with domestic violence trauma.

In fact, cases of domestic violence have significantly increased with the pandemic. We are

thankful to our partners who help us to meet the need of so many families suffering trauma during these challenging times" Adrienne Wittenberg, Executive Director of the S. Mark Taper Foundation said, "The Foundation acknowledges the enormous need for the services Jenesse provides.

We are very proud to be associated with the work of Jenesse Center and support its continued progress in domestic violence prevention and intervention."

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As Mandates End, State, Counties Unmask With Caution...continued from page 1 “Our case rates are 40% of what they were but we still have very high levels of community transmission, still higher than at any other point in the pandemic pre-omicron,” said Cody.

“The risk of being exposed to someone with COVID in our community is still high.”

The other eight Bay Area counties have announced that they will follow the state’s lead.

Los Angeles County will keep mask mandates indoors for vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike but could raise some outdoor event mask mandates as early as Wednesday, as long as hospitalization rates stay at their current level.

Los Angeles County has the highest COVID case rate in the state, followed by San Diego and Riverside counties, according to state health off icials.

Both San Diego and Riverside counties plan on ending their indoor mask mandates along with the state on Tuesday.

Last week , Newsom's administration implemented measures to make sure st at ew ide COV I D ca se rates continue to decline.

On Feb. 9, Newsom signed SB 113 and SB 114, extending paid COVID-19 sick leave until Sept.

30 of this year, and providing $6.1 billion in relief for California busi nesses, respect ively.

"As California continues to lead the nation’s economic recover y, today’s action deepens our commitment to supporting the workers and businesses that have sustained us all during this unprecedented pandemic and are driving our economy," said Newsom.

"We’re ensuring that workers

have the time they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones, expanding our nationleading small business relief grant program and supporting the businesses whose innovation and entrepreneurial spirit help make California the fifth largest economy in the world," he continued.

Many private establishments across the state may continue mask requirements in their places of business but a major it y of Califor nia's counties have announced that they will be lifting mask mandates for vaccinated people, following the lead of the state.

On Feb. 10, Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 115, authorizing a $1.9 billion COVID-19 relief package to bolster the state’s ongoing emergency response.

"California has led the nation’s fight against COVID-19 with a comprehensive response that has saved countless lives. As we emerge from the Omicron surge, we’re not letting our guard down," said Newsom.

"The COVID Emergency Response Package will ensure the state has the resources to continue tackling this challenge head-on, with funding to enhance our testing and vaccination efforts, support frontline workers, strengthen our health care systems and battle dangerous misinformation. I thank our legislative leaders for their continued commitment to protecting the health of our families and communities as we navigate the evolving pandemic," the gover nor continued.

California Black Media’s coverage of COVID-19 is supported by the California Health Care Foundation.

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